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vsar 121 final multi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1236, the mosque at Córdoba was redesigned as a | Christain church |
| In the early centuries of Islamic history, the Muslim political and cultural center was | Fertile crescent of mesopotamia |
| The Dome of the Rock is located in __________, a city that is sacred to Jews, Christian, and Muslims. | jerusalem |
| The Dome of the Rock is a domed octagon resembling | San Vitale, Ravenna |
| The arcaded forecourt of the Great Mosque at Kairouan in Tunisia resembles | Roman forum |
| The three-story minaret of the Kariouan mosque is thought to be a near copy of | a Roman lighthouse |
| The Kairouan mosque was constructed during the __________ dynasty. | Umayyad |
| A unique system of double-tiered arches carrying a wooden roof (now replaced by vaults) can be found in the | Great Mosque, Córdoba |
| The centerpiece of Córdoba is the | Great Mosque |
| A madrasa is a | theological college |
| Maqsud of Kashan was a __________ designer. | textile |
| Modern scholars now view the art of medieval Europe as | innovative and beautiful |
| The __________ era is the first since Archaic and Classical Greece to take its name from an artistic style rather than from politics or geography. | Romanesque |
| Saint Columba established an important monastery at | Iona |
| The __________ is a coherent group of three Romanesque buildings. | Pisa Cathedral complex |
| Sant'Ambrogio is an early example of __________ over the nave. | ribbed vaults |
| Which of the following account for the sculptural programs on Romanesque churches? | Illiterate population |
| _________was begun in the generation following the Norman conquest of England. | Durham Cathedral |
| The chi-rho-iota page from the Book of Kells represents | the initial letters of Christ |
| On Christmas day in the year 800, __________ was crowned as emperor of Rome. | Charles the Great (Charlemagne) |
| The __________ replaced the classical calm with an energy that amounted to frenzy. | Ebbo Gospels |
| The Palatine Chapel, Aachen, plan resembles | San Vitale |
| Which of the following is the most "Roman" of Romanesque artworks? | Bayeux Tapestry |
| A great patron of Ottonian art and architecture was __________ of Hildesheim, Germany. | Bishop Bernward |
| Who of the following coined the term Gothic? | Giorgio Vasari |
| The tooled decorative designs in gold leaf on Duccio's Maestá Altarpiece are called | punchwork |
| Abbot Suger marveled at the quality of light that poured in through the stained glass windows. He called this colored light | lux nova |
| Giotto's most telling contribution to representational art was | figural solidity |
| The nave at Reims had a new Gothic feature called a triforium below the | clerestory |
| The north transept rose window of Chartres Cathedral was a gift of | Blanche of Castile |
| Sainte-Chapelle was a repository for the __________ relic. | . crown of thorns |
| _________ were two leading city-states of 14th-century Italy. | Florence and Siena |
| Who was instrumental in forming the so-called International style? | Simone Martini |
| Jeanne d'Evreux, wife of Charles IV of France, donated the Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux to | the royal abbey church of Saint-Denis |
| Well of Moses, sculpted by Claus Sluter, symbolically represented what promise? | Redemption |
| The calendar pictures of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry represent the __________ in terms of the associated seasonal tasks. | 12 months |
| Philip the Bold's largest artistic enterprise was the __________ | Chartreuse de Champmol |
| The Medici family acquired its vast fortune from __________. | banking |
| In 1401, the art directors of Florence Cathedral sponsored a competition for a set of doors for the __________. | baptistery and cathedral |
| Ghiberti created a sort of sculptor's atmospheric perspective, and this can be seen in which of the following? | Isaac and His Sons |
| In the Ghent Altarpiece, the lamb symbolized the | sacrificed son of God |
| Donatello incorporated the classical principle of weight shift in which of the following? | Saint Mark |
| Robert Campin's (Master of Flémalle) Mérode Altarpiece included accessories, furniture, and utensils in his work because they could also function as | religious symbols |
| What building by Brunelleschi was the first to embody the new Renaissance architectural style? | Ospedale degli Innocenti |
| The intersection of the secular and the religious can be seen in the Flemish painting __________ by Jan van Eyck. | Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride |
| Donatello's David is significant because it was the first __________ statue since antiquity. | nude |
| Ghiberti was trained in painting and | metalwork |
| The invention of moveable metal type in __________ facilitated the printing and far-reaching distribution of books. | germany |
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